Gioachino Rossini: William Tell Overture (SAMOHI in Vienna)

Santa Monica High School Symphony Orchestra
Joni Swenson, Conductor
MuTh, Concert Hall of the Vienna Boys Choir
Vienna, Austria
April 9, 2014

[georgemartin]

A friendly reminder to all who criticized and found errors in this performance, this is a HIGH SCHOOL ORCHESTRA. This was a fantastic performance and those young musicians should be proud of it. As for the conductor, great

[happieade]

Those young people should be very proud of themselves. They were great.

[MrHbc]

Having been born in 1938 I was just the right age to listen to The Lone Ranger radio program EVERY Monday, Wednesday and Friday evening. Radio, back then was a rich experience.

[ixtoc]

CANNOT DO IT PERFECT THE FIRST TIME, THIS IS AN ORCHESTRA IN PROGRESS. Young people, kuddos!

[philippaine]

When you hear it from the very start you appreciate it even more.

[itspablo]

I find it hard to believe this is high school. cause there THAT good. eait, what was I thinking? THERE AMAZING! LOVED IT

[kimlindsey]

When I was in Junior High school, my orchestra teacher told us, if we ever called the William Tell Overture “the theme of the Lone Ranger” he would flunk us

[tripjet]

@5:54 - ...when you realize you first heard this in WB cartoons!

[pyropotassium]

Since this piece is made up of 4 sections, here are their selective playing times this video, beginning to end (listed in this order):

0:00 - 2:49 Sunrise Over The Alps/Prelude - Dawn
2:50 - 5:54 The Storm (climax 3:56)
5:55 - 8:26 Shepherds on the Mountainside/Call to the Cows
8:27 - 11:43 The Cavalry Charge/March of the Swiss Soldiers

For those of you who like to hear each part individually :))

[pmasmuth]

MAGNIFICENT STANDING OVATION AND THESE ARE JUST KIDS BRAVO

[karlbraun]

Section 1: Prelude/ Dawn
0:00-2:51
Section 2: Storm
2:51-5:53
Section 3: Ranz des vaches/Call To The Cows
5:53-8:26
Section 4: March of the Swiss Soldiers/Finale
8:26-11:45

[kwfnUTUBE]

I would never have guessed that this performance was anything but professionally done!!!! Well

[gagago]

11:43 - conductor whispers "yes!"; i.e. We just nailed that performance.

[jdemaio]

Wherever Rossini is, he will be proud of these guys. Bravo!

[francoamerican]

This is great music. I am so happy to see these young people so talented and enjoying playing this kind of music. God bless them.

[dustyblack]

never have i seen such focus and concentration on the face of a percussionist handling a triangle!

[orgasritual]

It's a rainy Friday, 13th August 2021 in Curitiba, Brasil.
I am Just an old but proud retired teacher, drinking Bockbier, cooking beans, waiting my Sauerkraut get ready and hearing this Rossini's piece for the thousandth time and loving the way this Young orchestra does It.
People, I really love you, because you are here looking for beauty. You played and heared classical music looking for beauty, but beauty even was inside you.
I ask to God protection and happyness for you who love make music.
Time is running, baby, and you doesn't know tomorrow, so love yourself, love your life and be thanksgiver for life, because life is a gift and I am happy because you exist,
Thanks, Lord, for people so Nice making nice music.

[DannyEastVillage]

you're absolutely right about the Rudolfinum. Fantastic acoustic makes everything about the performance more exciting. The other place is dead as a doornail.

[alexanderthegreat]

Classic music is life, it pushes us forward and we do have our ups and downs but really we are looking for the best. Love form Russian!!!!

[grahgrah]

saturday morning cartoon nostalgia overload loved the performance I wouldn't have thought this was only a high school orchestra